The NFL has traditionally played games on Thanksgiving Day since its inception in 1920. It included one game hosted by the Detroit Lions since 1934 and another one hosted by the Dallas Cowboys since 1966, each year. But since 2006, by adding a third game in prime-time, it took further advantage of the holiday, turning the halftime into a complete event itself.
Thanksgiving NFL 2022 is to be played on Thursday, November 24, 2022. This will be the 12th week of the 18-week league of the 2022 season.
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New England Patriots (49) against New York Jets (19) – November 22, 2012
The game was played at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
The battle between the two AFC East teams has been known as the “butt fumble” since then. Brady threw three touchdown passes and the Patriots thoroughly defeated the Jets with a 35-point second quarter in a 49-19 victory.
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Baltimore Ravens (16) against San Francisco 49ers (6) – November 24, 2011
The game was played at M&T Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
The Baltimore Ravens defeated Alex Smith nine times and beat the San Francisco 49ers 16-6 on Thanksgiving night. The game was more interesting as two brothers were coaching against each other- Jim Harbaugh, head coach of t
he San Francisco 49ers, and John Harbaugh, head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, which gifted it the nickname “Har-bowl.”
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Detroit Lions (19) against Pittsburgh Steelers (16) – November 26, 1998
The game was played at Pontiac Silverdome Stadium, Pontiac, Michigan
To break a tie between the two at 16-16, Phil Luckett called the team captains at midfield, tossed the coin into the air, and Detroit was given the right to receive the ball at the start of the overtime. Jason Hanson kicked a 42-yard field goal, giving the Steelers a 19-16 defeat, which could have been reversed had they won the coin flip.
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Miami Dolphins (16) against Dallas Cowboys (14) – November 25, 1993
The game was played at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
Cowboys defensive Leon Lett inexplicably tried to recover a blocked game. The ball was kicked forward by Lett and recovered by the Dolphins at the 2-yard line. Miami connected on its next field goal attempt and won the game by 16-14.
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Philadelphia Eagles (27) against Dallas Cowboys (0) – November 23, 1989
The game was played at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
The Philadelphia Eagles knocked the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving 27-0. Cowboys Coach Jimmy Johnson claimed that the Eagles were taking out a bounty on his players. Eagles Coach Buddy Ryan was said to hold a grudge against Dallas after the Cowboys rolled up the score during the replacement games as the game was popularised as the Bounty Bowl.
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Green Bay Packers (44) against Detroit Lions (40) – November 28, 1986
The game was played at Pontiac Silverdome Stadium, Pontiac, Michigan
Wright, a third-year quarterback from Wisconsin, had three touchdown passes among the 286 yards that gave him a season total of 2,633 exceeded by only one Green Bay quarterback. The two led the Green Bay Packers to a 44-40 victory against the Detroit Lions.
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Chicago Bears (23) against Detroit Lions (17) – November 27, 1980
The game was played at Pontiac Silverdome Stadium, Pontiac, Michigan
Bears quarterback Vince Evans scored a game-tying touchdown that took the game into overtime. Davey Williams returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown leading to a 23-17 victory in overtime against the Lions.
